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Open in VLC™

by Lynn · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Easily open desired links in the VLC (VideoLAN) media player!

Users
20K
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.5 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
48
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#6,010
#5,167 among extensions
Version
0.1.6
updated 16 Feb 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
3,00012K20KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 20,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
102948Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 48 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Open in VLC™

Open in VLC™ is an extension that enables you to open desired link(s) in VLC (VideoLAN) application. VLC is a free and open-source media player that can play almost any types of media (audio or video). To operate with this addon you need a native-client patch to connect your browser with native VLC application in your OS. When you first install the addon, please head to the options page and adjust the path for VLC player. Depending on your operating system, the path to VLC could be different. For example, in windows 10 the path is: "C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe". Please re-check this path in your OS and make sure it is correct. Once you set the correct path to VLC in the options page, please install the native-client patch. This patch is used to make the communication between the addon and VLC (native app). Please download and install this patch from (https://github.com/alexmarcoo/open-in-native-client/releases). Follow the instruction in the GitHub page to download and install the related patch to your system. After installing, the "Open in VLC™" addon in your browser can communicate with VLC media player on your machine (Window, Linux or Mac). Note 1: please note that Open in VLC™ addon, does NOT belong or relate to VLC or VideoLAN at all. It is basically an unofficial addon that is developed and maintained independently by its author. Note 2: if you want to report bugs or have a feature request, please fill the bug report form in the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/open-in-vlc.html).

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Version history

6 versions recorded
0.1.616 Feb 2026
0.1.526 Jan 2025
0.1.45 Nov 2023
0.1.317 Nov 2021
0.1.26 Jul 2020
0.1.129 Oct 2019

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
29 Oct 2019
Size
27 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
mybrowseraddon.com
Extension ID
nhpfgmjcpbdcbmhjbhogflbbmdbomfmb

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagecontextMenusnotificationsnativeMessaging

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